Celebration Cup Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Celebration Cup
Location:Sha Tin Racecourse
Inaugurated:2014
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance:1,400 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Purse:HK$3,250,000[1]

The Celebration Cup, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,400 metres (seven furlongs) on turf on 1 October (National Day of the People's Republic of China) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

The Celebration Cup was first contested in 2014, and was upgraded to International Group 3 class in 2016.

Records

Record time:

Most successful horse:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2014Gold-Fun5Douglas WhyteRichard Gibson1:21.44
2015Contentment5João MoreiraJohn Size1:21.17
2016Joyful Trinity4João MoreiraJohn Moore1:21.11[2]
2017Beauty Generation5Derek LeungJohn Moore1:21.80[3]
2018 Beauty Generation6Zac PurtonJohn Moore1:20.62[4]
2019Beauty Generation7Zac PurtonJohn Moore1:20.05
2020Golden Sixty5C Y HoK W Lui1:20.54[5]
2021Buddies6Matthew ChadwickTony Cruz1:20.48
2022California Spangle4Zac PurtonTony Cruz1:20.49
2023Healthy Happy7Alexis BadelFrankie Lor Fu-cuen1:21.93

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/english/racing-info/1819_menu_patternrace_list_chrono.asp Hong Kong Pattern Races
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 1 October 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 1 October 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 1 October 2018.
  5. Web site: 2020 result . Racing Post . 27 September 2020.